List of number-one singles of 1979 (Ireland)
This is a list of singles which have reached number one on the Irish Singles Chart in 1979.
Week ending | Song | Artist |
6 January | Mary's Boy Child - Oh My Lord | Boney M |
13 January | YMCA | Village People |
20 January | YMCA | Village People |
27 January | YMCA | Village People |
3 February | YMCA | Village People |
10 February | Chiquitita | ABBA |
17 February | Chiquitita | ABBA |
24 February | Chiquitita | ABBA |
3 March | Tragedy | The Bee Gees |
10 March | Tragedy | The Bee Gees |
17 March | I Will Survive | Gloria Gaynor |
24 March | I Will Survive | Gloria Gaynor |
31 March | I Will Survive | Gloria Gaynor |
7 April | I Will Survive | Gloria Gaynor |
14 April | Bright Eyes | Art Garfunkel |
21 April | Bright Eyes | Art Garfunkel |
28 April | Bright Eyes | Art Garfunkel |
5 May | Hallelujah | Milk and Honey |
12 May | Bright Eyes | Art Garfunkel |
19 May | Bright Eyes | Art Garfunkel |
26 May | Sunday Girl | Blondie |
2 June | Sunday Girl | Blondie |
9 June | Sunday Girl | Blondie |
16 June | Sunday Girl | Blondie |
23 June | Dance Away | Roxy Music |
30 June | Do You Want Your Oul Lobby Washed Down | Brendan Shine |
7 July | Do You Want Your Oul Lobby Washed Down | Brendan Shine |
14 July | Do You Want Your Oul Lobby Washed Down | Brendan Shine |
21 July | Do You Want Your Oul Lobby Washed Down | Brendan Shine |
28 July | Do You Want Your Oul Lobby Washed Down | Brendan Shine |
4 August | I Don't Like Mondays | The Boomtown Rats |
11 August | I Don't Like Mondays | The Boomtown Rats |
18 August | I Don't Like Mondays | The Boomtown Rats |
25 August | I Don't Like Mondays | The Boomtown Rats |
1 September | We Don't Talk Anymore | Cliff Richard |
8 September | We Don't Talk Anymore | Cliff Richard |
15 September | We Don't Talk Anymore | Cliff Richard |
22 September | We Don't Talk Anymore | Cliff Richard |
29 September | Viva Il Papa | Catriona Walsh |
6 October | Welcome John Paul II | Jim TobĂn |
13 October | Welcome John Paul II | Jim Tobin |
20 October | Message in a Bottle | The Police |
27 October | Video Killed the Radio Star | The Buggles |
3 November | Video Killed the Radio Star | The Buggles |
10 November | Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight) | ABBA |
17 November | When You're in Love with a Beautiful Woman | Dr Hook |
24 November | When You're in Love with a Beautiful Woman | Dr Hook |
1 December | When You're in Love with a Beautiful Woman | Dr Hook |
8 December | Walking On The Moon | The Police |
15 December | Another Brick in The Wall (part 2) | Pink Floyd |
22 December | Another Brick in The Wall (part 2) | Pink Floyd |
29 December | Another Brick in The Wall (part 2) | Pink Floyd |
- 20 Number Ones
- Most weeks at No.1 (song): "Do You Want Your Oul Lobby Washed Down" - Brendan Shine (5)
- Most weeks at No.1 (artist): Art Garfunkel, Brendan Shine (5)
- Most No.1s: Abba (2), The Police (2)
See also
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